Sheri Fischer is a registered nurse with a bachelors
degree in science and nursing, a certified public health
nurse, and who has cared for and shown horses for 30 years.
Distressed by the lack of adequate interest in barefoot
treatment for lameness problems in horses, she discovered a
natural barefoot trimming method in 2003. Because of the
deficiency of trained barefoot hoofcare professionals in her
area, Sheri enrolled and successfully completed a one year
training hoofcare course. There are many barefoot schools of thought throughout the world. One must be wary of any barefoot professional that supports any invasive hoof trimming. One must use common sense when their horse is being trimmed by a barefoot trimmer or farrier that maintains their horses hooves. If a horse is comfortable before the trimmer arrives; the horse should be comfortable when they leave.

The Fischer Equine Lameness Foundations focus is
education of veterinarians, farriers and all other horse
practitioners. Sheri and her husband Mark, an orthopedic
surgeon, fly internationally and present lectures on Wolfs
Law of Orthopedics and how this affects the equine distal
limb. Their presentations have been given in Europe and
throughout the US. Recently, Sheri has lectured to the
veterinarian students at the University of Minnesota and
several veterinarian clinics throughout the US.

The Foundation was started with the help of a fellow
Hoof Care Professional, Shelly Fehn. The current main
facilities are on the Fischer family horse farm in
Independence Minnesota. An associated rehabilitation
facility is located near Edgerton Wyoming. This facility is
operated by Perri Wheeler (www.healthehoofwyo.com),
who owns and operates a commercial cattle ranch, holds an
associate degree in agricultural business and also is a
barefoot hoofcare professional. All of the horses on the
35,000 acre cattle ranch are barefoot and in full time work
rounding up cows, roped off of and worked on rocky rough
terrain.